The American Legion Magazine [Volume 44, No. 5 (May 1948)]

Cover Illustration by Bob Kuhn -- Battling Rio Grande Dope Smugglers by Allan Gould and Emil Schurmacher. The fight to keep opium and marihuana out of the country is a grim one -- At Your Service in Washington by James F. O'Neil. The National Commander tells how the Legion gets things done -- Movie-Conscious Kremlinites by R. Wilson Brown. The commies aren't giving Oscars to The Iron Curtain -- Explaining a Production Miracle by W.H.B. Smith. The arms and ammunition you used didn't just happen -- Fastest Growing Hobby by Will Oursler. Some things you may not know about model planes -- The Ex-Janitor Who Teaches Doctors by Myron Stearns. Once he swept floors in the hospital where he's now a great specialist -- Three Ways to Sell Yourself by Charles B. Roth. The most important thing you have to sell is you. Here's how -- What You Should Know about Military Funerals by Bob Davis and Vernon Langille. Legionnaires will be expected to know what this article tells -- Americanism by Mail: How the Legion is telling the American story in many homes -- The Editors' Corner -- Previews -- Sound Off! -- Newsletter -- Vets With Ideas -- Life in the Open -- Book Reviews -- Parting Shots